The station reports that the Cuyahoga County jury found Brooks not guilty on four counts of rape, four counts of attempted rape and one count of kidnapping.

Brooks left 3001 Euclid shortly after the indictments were announced, saying he needed to devote his time to his defense. “NewsChannel 5” recently announced that former WKYC/3 weekend sports anchor Mike Cairns was hired to fill the opening left by Brooks’ departure.